Tortella tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr.
(Frizzled Crisp-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTortella tortuosa (Frizzled Crisp-moss)
GenusTortella (a genus of crisp-mosses)
FamilyPOTTIACEAE (beard-. beardless, earth-, pottia, stubble-, crispy- and screw-mosses)
OrderDICRANALES (pocket, fork and dog-tooth mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tortella tortuosa (Frizzled Crisp-moss) :
1: Tortella tortuosa (Frizzled Crisp-moss)
27 Jun 2004 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
small-leaved form on rock beside mountain stream
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Tortella tortuosa (Frizzled Crisp-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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